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i'' a <br />roc �4OQ,P <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />bA LVRK <br />r�ECEIVED <br />TOWN CLERK <br />FADING, MASS. <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Zoning Board of Appeals 1014 FEB 12 P _1 22 <br />Date: 2013 -11 -07 Time: 7:00 PM <br />Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Selectmen Meeting Room <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />Purpose: General Business <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Damase Caouette, Chair <br />Robert Redfern <br />John Jarema <br />Erik Hagstrom <br />David Traniello <br />Kathleen Hackett <br />Glen Redmond <br />Members - Not Present: <br />John Miles <br />Others Present: <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Maureen M. Knight, Recording Secretary <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Case # 13 -20 <br />A Public Hearing on the petition of Reading Petroleum Inc. who seeks a Variance under <br />Section(s) 4.0 / 4.2.2 of the zoning bylaws in order to have "open storage" of used cars for sale in <br />a Business B District on the property located at 431 Main Street in Reading, Massachusetts. <br />Attorney William Crowley represented the Applicant who owns Reading Petroleum and leases <br />the property. Attorney Crowley said his client wants to sell a few used cars from his gas station <br />that is in a Business B District. He needed either a Variance or a reversal of the Building <br />Inspector decision in order to do this. Making his for -sale vehicles visible will create interest in <br />persons looking to buy a car. Attorney Crowley said the primary sales at the station is gas and <br />therefore the sale of cars would be considered as accessory sales. Anticipating a variance may be <br />required, he presented what he thought were the four required criteria. <br />The Building Inspector brought up the discrepancies that exist for the sales of cars or open <br />storage. Mr. Traniello asked how many cars would be placed on the lot and Attorney Crowley <br />said six vehicles would be displayed on the Washington Street side of the station. He asked also <br />about the number of customer cars that may be on the lot waiting for repair or pickup. Attorney <br />Crowley said they would be parked along the fence on the east side of the station. <br />Page 1 1 <br />